Ban Ki-Moon sympathises with Tibaijuka

[MTK]

United Nation Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed sympathy for the Minister for Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development Prof Anna Tibaijuka for being associated with the theft of billions of shillings from the Tegeta Escrow account.

Speaking on Wednesday night outside Parliament buildings, Prof Tibaijuka who is former UN-HABITAT Executive Director said she has received many sympathy messages from different people, including Ban Ki-Moon, noting that the charges raised were meant to tarnish her name politically.

Early yesterday after Tibaijuka took note of the message by Ban Ki-Moon, Finance deputy minister Mwigulu Nchemba thundered that all those who received money raised from the Escrow account pay income tax based on the amount of money cashed into their accounts.

This comes after members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) listed the Lands Minister as having received money from James Rugemalira, the former 30 per cent shareholder in the now defunct IPTL.

Mwigulu who is also CCM Deputy Secretary General insisted that whoever violates the directive he was giving as deputy minister, would face legal procedures by TRA after December 2014.

Prof Tibaijuka was being associated in the theft of Sh306bn from the Escrow Account, as Mkombozi Bank records shows she received from businessman Rugemalira Sh1.65bn which she said has no connection with the Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) scandal.

Investigation carried out by the Controller and Auditor General indicated that the amount received by Prof Tibaijuka was part of the money that Rugemalira was paid by the owner of the Pan African Power Solutions (PAP), sourced from the Escrow account.

Reports affirm that the money originated from the sale of IPTL to a new owner, Pan African Power Solutions Ltd (PAP) which was then paid out the money meant for paying capacity and energy charges by TANESCO for IPTL, thus the Sh201billion ($122 million) placed in an Escrow account.

The minister distanced herself from the reports saying the funds came with an assurance that it had no connection with the controversial account.

"How would I know that the money given by my brother Rugemalira to support development of the school I manage was from the IPTL controversial money? Here, what I can see is that they are trying to tarnish my reputation and I don’t think if there is a case here," explained Prof Tibaijuka.

She said that CAG report doesn’t involve her in the controversial money in the Escrow account, but it arose with the PAC when dealing with the CAG report and that of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB).

She said the PAC report had involved her in this scandal, for what was explained they were investigating those who were given the money from the Escrow account.

The PAC report said it was not right for the money to be channeled to PAP, and that's why it is deemed to have been stolen with complicity from various government officials.

Tibaijuka says she is being involved in the controversial money due to political jealousy as she is among members of the National Executive Committee of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (NEC-CCM).

She refused to elaborate on the possibility of these scandals being fueled by individuals concerned with politics relating to the next general election.

She said that in terms of ethics of leadership she is on the forefront to adhere the rules and regulation ethically that why she worked in international agencies like UN-Habitat overseeing various projects worth billions and she was not involved in any kind of scandals, and that is why Ban Ki-Moon was sympathizing with her.

Among the reason why she was chosen for the second time to guide UN-Habitat was her integrity, saying that she was overseeing millions of dollars implementing many projects, and those who knew her were surprised upon hearing the news.
He said due to this incident, she wants to let Tanzanians know that the money donated to support her school was meant to help female students from Tandahimba, Lindi and Rufiji who are studying there depending on various donations from Good Samaritans.

Escrow account:
This account was opened due to misunderstanding between Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Tanesco and IPTL leading to open charges at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

After Tanesco paid the money to IPTL, the amount was served in Escrow account since 2007, until the conflict between the two sides was ended.

However, ICSID issued guidelines which were observed by the two sides, to negotiate with the aim of reaching a decision. But before that happened PAP bought 70 percent of share from IPTL and started to demand the money from the Escrow account.

PAP using diverse approaches, including legal procedures was finally paid all the money that was in the Escrow account and then bought 30 percent of the remaining shares owned by Rugemalira for a total of US $ 75 million.

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN

Anna has herself to blame for her grand miscalculation! Hatudanganyiki, Abebe zigo lake!

 

[Tetty]

Katika kosa kubwa watakalofanya ni kwenda kuchukua kodi kwenye hela ambayo inamashaka, pesa hii inatakiwa kurudishwa BOT kwanza ndio mabo mengine yafaute ukichukua kodi kwenye hela ya wizi watu wote watakuwa wanatakatisha helakwa njia iyo hii ni hatari kubwa

Mwigulu kapiga siasa tu.Pale hakuna uhalali wa mama Tibaijuka kulipa kodi bali kurudisha pesa alizochotewa.Ile ilikuwa rushwa ili chochote kikitinga bungeni awe mmojawapo wa kutetea wezi.

Huwezi kudai kodi kwenye pesa ya wizi.Ndiyo huyu tunayeambiwa anafaa kuwa rais ameshindwa kusema ukweli kuwa warudishe pesa za umma.Lakini kama ninavyowaambia wapiga debe wake huyu hafai hata kutuchungia kuku wetu. Huwezi kuhalalisha wizi kwa kupokea kodi.

 

[Tetty]

Mkuu, suala la kupokea fedha iliyokwisha lipiwa kodi hapa halipo kabisa. Ile kodi ililipwa na kampuni ya VIP Engineering, ilivyotolewa kwenye vitabu vya kampuni na kwenda kwa JR anajua JR mwenyewe na kama aliwalipa hao watu kupitia account ya VIP lazima kutakuwa na maelezo ya ziada ya huduma walizoiuzia kampuni. Lakini hapa ninachoona ni sana tupu, je unataka kuniambia JR angeamua kwenda kununua gari let say CMC Motors angewaambia halipi VAT kwa vile hela aliyonayo imelipiwa kodi tayari? Kulinda heshima yake prof angesalimisha mapato TRA wamshauri kuhusu kodi but kwa vile walipeana kifisadi akazisunda kimya kimya.

kaka sikubaliani na Mwigulu kwanza kutaka wezi walipe kodi kwenye pesa ya wizi wanatakiwa kulipa au kurudisha mgao bank kuu fullstop.

Pili naomba nikupe elimu ya kodi kidogo tu, unapopokea kipato chochote hata kama anayekupa amelipia kodi, pesa hiyo ikifika kwako ni INCOME yaani mapato unatakiwa kuyalipia kodi.Na hata ukishalipia kodi, ukampa jamaa yako kiasi bado jamaa au rafiki huyo uliyempa atapaswa kulipa kodi sababu ni mapato kwake na anatakiwa kulipia kodi.

Mashirika yetu yanalipa kodi mbalimbali lakini bado tukilipwa mishahara yetu tinakatwa kodi sababu ile ni income kwa.mfanyakazi.Hope umenielewa.

 

[mopaozi]

Poor mama tulikutegemea kuwa waziri mkuu

 

[fikirikwanza]

Anna ni mwizi kama wezi wengine, to hell wit you mama

 

[Boflo]

Poor mama tulikutegemea kuwa waziri mkuu

Asilimia 99 ya wahaya ni wezi/matapeli/wasanii/washenzi

 

[Tyta]

Mim bado Nina wasiwasi kuna kitu nyuma Ya pazia maana sion mahusiano ya moja kwa moja kati ya hela hiyo nyingi na JR
Inaaonyesha huyu mama alikuwa amemuahidi hekalu la ardhi mahali

..chezea kigamboni project wewe..

 

[Consigliere]

Mkuu, suala la kupokea fedha iliyokwisha lipiwa kodi hapa halipo kabisa. Ile kodi ililipwa na kampuni ya VIP Engineering, ilivyotolewa kwenye vitabu vya kampuni na kwenda kwa JR anajua JR mwenyewe na kama aliwalipa hao watu kupitia account ya VIP lazima kutakuwa na maelezo ya ziada ya huduma walizoiuzia kampuni. Lakini hapa ninachoona ni sana tupu, je unataka kuniambia JR angeamua kwenda kununua gari let say CMC Motors angewaambia halipi VAT kwa vile hela aliyonayo imelipiwa kodi tayari? Kulinda heshima yake prof angesalimisha mapato TRA wamshauri kuhusu kodi but kwa vile walipeana kifisadi akazisunda kimya kimya.

Hapo umeongea sawa, ila upande mwingine huyu naibu waziri anzidi kunishangaza pale anapong'ang'ania kodi kutoka kwenye hela chafu. Nadhani ni vema kama angesisitiza uchunguzi na ikibainika pasipo shaka kama zilikuwa ni halali hapo ndipo angehimiza walipe kodi.

 

[Boniphace Bembele Ng'wita]

Asilimia 99 ya wahaya ni wezi/matapeli/wasanii/washenzi

Mkuu ufanyia tathimini mahususi hili pandiko lako?? Maana ukisema wahaya 99%, mmm fanya upya ukokotoaji mkuu..

 

[Lancashire]

Hilo limama limejishusha hadhi yake Sana kupokea fedha chafu halafu analeta utetezi wa kijinga kabisa.she ruined her own reputation.

 

[Crocozilla]

Mkuu, suala la kupokea fedha iliyokwisha lipiwa kodi hapa halipo kabisa. Ile kodi ililipwa na kampuni ya VIP Engineering, ilivyotolewa kwenye vitabu vya kampuni na kwenda kwa JR anajua JR mwenyewe na kama aliwalipa hao watu kupitia account ya VIP lazima kutakuwa na maelezo ya ziada ya huduma walizoiuzia kampuni. Lakini hapa ninachoona ni sana tupu, je unataka kuniambia JR angeamua kwenda kununua gari let say CMC Motors angewaambia halipi VAT kwa vile hela aliyonayo imelipiwa kodi tayari? Kulinda heshima yake prof angesalimisha mapato TRA wamshauri kuhusu kodi but kwa vile walipeana kifisadi akazisunda kimya kimya.

Ulukolokwitanga
Umesema yote na ambaye hajaelewa basi atakuwa m.nge.se na apigwe tu!

 

[ganda]

Your very right. Alishindwa kutoa makucha na kupiga UN- Habitat kwa sababu system zinafanya kazi. Huku kila mtu anaenda kivyake vyake, system zote ni bongolala, mama kaonyesha rangi yake kamili, na mjue yeye ni nani katika ufisadi.

 

[barafuyamoto]

duh!. Hapa mnazidi kunichanganya. Hata mwigulu naya kaniacha kwani sikumwelewa.
Ni hivi Rugemalila alilipa kodi ya vat na incometax kisha akawagawia aliowataka kama tibaijuka. Swali, kama Ruge alishalipa kodi zote hizo zilizostahili hii anayotakiwa kulipa Tibaijuka ni ipi na ya nini?. Kama atalipa si atakuwa amelipa kodi juu ya kodi?.
Nahisi kudanganywa na mwigulu kwani ni sawa na baba upokee mshahara uliokwishakatwa kodi na umgawie mwanao pocketmoney aambiwe alipe kodi ya hiyo pocketmoney.
Hebu wataalamu wa kodi waje hapa kutoa ufafanuzi wa hili la kodi juu kodi linakaaje.

hao 'watoto' waliogawiwa, hawakugawiwa nyumbani.

 

[Getstart]

Hii kauli Inasemekana alitoa Mama Tibaijuka. Inanishangaza kwa kiasi fulani kwani Bank Moon akisema hayo ndiyo inaonesha kuwa Mama Tibaijuka ni mwadilifu! Aliyatenda hayo akijua madhara yake. Yeye kama kiongozi wa umma huwezi kupokea billion moja na milioni mia sita katika mazingira yale, ukiacha kujulisha vyombo husika (declare) na kisha ufikiriwe kuwa safi! Ebu afikirie wananchi wa jimbo lake walivyo maskini na wanayodaiwa kuchangia "maendeleo" ambayo yalipaswa kufanyika kwa pesa za kodi yetu na siyo michango binafsi...Yeye anapokea mabilioni bila hata kuhoji zimetoka wapi?

 

[IROKOS]

Nina waswasi na chanzo cha habari yako.

Mkuu amesema ni the Guardian, umelisoma ukakuta haipo au huliamini hilo gazeti?

 

[Sijali]

Kwani tangu ameingia Wizara ya Ardhi amefanya nini la manufaa? Naomba sera yake kwa wanaojua ili tumtetee.

 

[Bobby]

Hivi unwezaje kudai kodi inayotokana na pesa chafu ? Huko si ndio kutakatisha pesa chafu ?

Mwigulu alichemsha hapo hiyo pesa yote inapaswa kurudishwa asap. Huwezi kumtoza income tax mwizi kwenye pesa aliyokuibia unapaswa kuidai irudi yote na hatua za kisheria kuchukuliwa!

 

[Bobby]

Hii kauli Inasemekana alitoa Mama Tibaijuka. Inanishangaza kwa kiasi fulani kwani Bank Moon akisema hayo ndiyo inaonesha kuwa Mama Tibaijuka ni mwadilifu! Aliyatenda hayo akijua madhara yake. Yeye kama kiongozi wa umma huwezi kupokea billion moja na milioni mia sita katika mazingira yale, ukiacha kujulisha vyombo husika (declare) na kisha ufikiriwe kuwa safi! Ebu afikirie wananchi wa jimbo lake walivyo maskini na wanayodaiwa kuchangia "maendeleo" ambayo yalipaswa kufanyika kwa pesa za kodi yetu na siyo michango binafsi...Yeye anapokea mabilioni bila hata kuhoji zimetoka wapi?

Kwa maoni yangu kwa haya maneno huyu mama anamdhalilisha Ban Ki-moon pia kwani kwa maelezo haya ni kama Ban anabariki wizi kitu ambacho sidhani kama sahihi!

 

[Getstart]

Kwa maoni yangu kwa haya maneno huyu mama anamdhalilisha Ban Ki-moon pia kwani kwa maelezo haya ni kama Ban anabariki wizi kitu ambacho sidhani kama sahihi!

Haswa! Ndiyo maana kuwa Prof si kuelimika katika kila kitu.

 

[Bobby]

kaka sikubaliani na Mwigulu kwanza kutaka wezi walipe kodi kwenye pesa ya wizi wanatakiwa kulipa au kurudisha mgao bank kuu fullstop.

Pili naomba nikupe elimu ya kodi kidogo tu, unapopokea kipato chochote hata kama anayekupa amelipia kodi, pesa hiyo ikifika kwako ni INCOME yaani mapato unatakiwa kuyalipia kodi.Na hata ukishalipia kodi, ukampa jamaa yako kiasi bado jamaa au rafiki huyo uliyempa atapaswa kulipa kodi sababu ni mapato kwake na anatakiwa kulipia kodi.

Mashirika yetu yanalipa kodi mbalimbali lakini bado tukilipwa mishahara yetu tinakatwa kodi sababu ile ni income kwa.mfanyakazi.Hope umenielewa.

I concur mkuu! Kunapokuwa na transfer ya ownership ya asset yeyote si cash peke yake, ardhi, gari etc lazima kodi ilipwe na mmiliki mpya. So hata kama ingekuwa pesa safi huyu mama alipaswa kulipa income tax. Bahati mby ni ya wizi so aturudishie pesa yetu yote mapema sana!